Womens rights protest 70s

On Saturday 6 March 1971, women from across the UK gathered in central London to join the first national demonstration by the newly formed Women’s Liberation Movement

“Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.” —Maya Angelou

Dissent at or inside the statue began with its unveiling in 1886.

See a gallery of photos of 120 years of women’s protest signs, from suffragettes in the early 1900s to modern-day protests around the world.

Women sewing-machine operators protesting for equal pay outside of Ford's plant in London, England – 1968.History

In 1969, the New York Stonewall riots ignited a fire under the LGBT rights movement. Not only were LGBT citizens now demanding a more open and public position in society, but that visibility also led to a lot of backlash from the conservative side. That being said, the 1970s saw a lot of traction, momentum, and gains in the fight for equality. For example, the work of Evelyn Hooker forced the American Psychiatric Association to remove homosexuality from their list of mental disorders in…

Final Project of ISS 335 (2)-- Betty Friedan, an American leading figure in the women's movement in the United States, had researches about the status of women by interviewing with housewives and published her book The Feminine Mystique credited with sparking the second wave of American feminism in the 20th century.

The British Library unveils an archive of interviews with the women who radically re-imagined gender roles a generation ago

1970s Protesting

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